Assistance Along the Journey versus Going It Alone-Powerful Message in a Dream

“When from our better selves we have too long been parted…how gracious, how benign is solitude”

The above is a quote by Wordsworth which I read last night in a book I am reading . I had actually woken in the middle of night, unable to fall back to sleep. When this happens to me, I don’t fight it, and usually get up to read until I feel sleepy again. This quote was used in the book, and after reading it, DID go back to sleep, only to find myself in the following dream, which kept recurring until I woke up just now, several hours later.

The dream:

Riding along in a bus and knowing where I have to go. The bus is going through a familiar area and I know where he must turn to get me to where I have to go (a place called givat Chen which in Hebrew means, loosely translated: “charming hill”). As he comes to the corner where he must turn right to get me there, I get up to get ready to get off, but then he passes that corner and keeps going straight. I KNEW I should have rang the buzzer and gotten off right away to continue the short journey to my desired place alone, but my mind told me “Sit down and wait. Perhaps he knows an easier way of getting there. Let him continue to take you”. As he drove further and further away from my desired location, I began to realize that something was wrong, but hesitated to question him, not wanting to bother him, or the other passengers. I eventually found myself so far from where I needed to be, that I DID go and speak to him, only to be told that he has no idea where the place is I am talking about, and it was never part of the route. I became flustered, and angry and frustrated and began shouting and at one point he yelled back at me but the other passengers just asked me to be quiet so that he could concentrate on his job of getting THEM to their desired destinations, and telling me I could not blame him for my not paying attention and knowing when to get off.

– just as I sat down on the bus and realized I would have to find my own way back, no matter how difficult it was, no matter how lost I was or no matter how far away I now was from my desired destination…I woke up!

There are times when we all need assistance. When we are so far away from the place we know we want to be, that we need help getting closer to that path along the journey.

It may be from a teacher, guru, healer, doctor, even friend, relative or relationship. When you find the assistance you need, it is a wonderful blessing and should be accepted with gratitude and joy. But you must also know when you have been taken as close to your own path as possible by another person…when you see you have come as far as you can with assistance, and then don’t be afraid to ‘get off”…don’t hesitate or you will be taken very far astray. You can always return to the place you wanted to be originally, but it will then take that much longer and require that much more effort and energy .

Knowing your own strength and trusting your own instincts will always keep you as close as possible to your own truth…assistance is needed at times along the way…no one can do it all by themselves, but we must also be alert at all times to the signs that we have gone as far as we can with the help of someone else and know when to once again go it alone.

Know which stop on the bus route is as close to your destination as the bus is going to get you and GET OFF. Walk the rest of the way on your own. Don’t hesitate-when you know for sure that this is the place, don’t think that perhaps there is a shorter or easier route. Let your own knowing guide you from there…And if you do NOT listen to your own inner voice, never blame someone else for taking you astray!!

The first book I read in India this year was: The Bridge Across Forever – a love story written by Richard Bach, the author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull (which I never read). The story is described as follows on the back of the book: “If you’ve ever felt alone in a world of strangers, missing someone you’ve never met, you’ll find a message from your love in THE BRIDGE ACROSS FOREVER”. I found this book the first day I went down to the bookshop, and having nothing else to read, picked it up eagerly, but not expecting anything more than a soppy love story (which I admit that I love).
I had just about begun the book when the messages began coming to me, as if the book were speaking directly to me, on a personal level. It is only now, after understanding with crystal clarity where this was all leading, that I am finally getting around to post this, but the thoughts were put down on paper over 2 months ago. This was the beginning of (more…)

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The more I am cleansed by the panchakarma, the more room there is for personal growth on deeper levels than ever before.
The book has written about the effects of sunlight and this connects up with what I learned so many years ago in Soul Love…of the sun being the soul of the universe and the immense power of sunlight in helping us connect, and stay connected with our soul’s needs. It also speaks of the importance for (more…)

I went to sleep last night with a general feeling of being at “loose ends” and with the earlier feelings of anger, frustration, fear and worry and not being able to wholly reconcile them as being related to dealings with the insurance companies. So before going to sleep I asked for direction and purpose – I have not written for a very long time and feeling the need to “find my way” again. I woke at 5 AM with the vivid scenes from a dream still in my head, and realized that the dream, the book I began reading 2 days ago, and the new understandings written about regarding my feelings and reactions in my earlier post of today, are all connected to the quote from the book by Cecelia Ahern in my last post which deals with getting lost in order to be found. Nothing in this life is by chance, but putting it all together into a big picture, is not always easy.

In the dream I was driving my car (which I also sold TODAY – once I released my fear of NOT being able to sell it!), and the road was undergoing major construction. I was so busy watching the messed up road in order to avoid obstacles, paying attention to what was wrong and focusing all my attention on the technical driving, that I did not really notice where I was going and when I finally did, I was completely lost and very far from the place I had intended to arrive at when I began my journey.

I thought about this as I came fully awake, and realized this was not necessarily a bad thing that had happened in the dream. It also is directly related to the book I am now reading: “Three Cups of Tea” by Greg Mortenson (one man’s mission to promote peace…one school at a time), as well as the quote in this recent post about getting lost:
(click here to follow link) LOST AND FOUND

In the beginning of the book, Mortenson describes his being so engrossed in the technicalities of his failed attempt to reach the summit of K2 – second highest peak in the world – that he never saw the truely amazing beauty of the landscape. Only after getting lost and almost dying did he take the time to see the big picture, and this getting lost and allowing himself to be “found” in an entirely unexpected place is what lead him to find his true life’s purpose.

So, when things seem to be going wrong, when it seems that obstacle after obstacle is blocking your chosen path, perhaps it is time to allow yourself to “get lost”, to relax into the confusion, and eventually find yourself moving along freely and joyfully on an entirely different path than you originally planned to follow. Life is full of miracles if we just let them happen!

Below a few favorite quotes related to the above:

In dreams and in love there are no impossibilities.
– Janos Arany

“If you take your eyes off your goals,
all you see are obstacles.”

Don’t wait for your ship to come in. Row out to meet it.

There ain’t no cloud so thick that the sun ain’t shinin’ on t’other side.
– Rattlesnake, an 1870s mountain man

Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.
– Will Rogers

One of the secrets of life is to make stepping-stones out of stumbling blocks.
– Jack Penn

Love
Jane

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I have been home from India just a little over a week and will get back to regular posting right after the Passover Holiday, but I would just like to leave you with a quote from a book I recently read…just some food for thought regarding where we are, where we would like to be and what can happen along the way. Let me know what you think:

We all get lost once in a while, sometimes by choice, sometimes due to forces beyond our control. When we learn what it is our soul needs to learn, the path presents itself. Sometimes we see the way out but wander further and deeper despite ourselves; the fear, the anger or the sadness preventing us returning. Sometimes we prefer to be lost and wandering, sometimes it’s easier. Sometimes we find our own way out. But regardless, always, we are found.

If we look at this, as it is worded in the fourth of the Reiki Principles, it appears to be fairly straightforward. It is pretty obvious to us that one of the most important things in this world is to love and respect others, show compassion and tolerance, patience and understanding etc. We also know that we must be kind to EVERY living being and this would of course include animals, insects, plants etc., etc.

The original wording of the principle as stated by Dr. Usui is slightly different, but the message is more easily understood with the above paraphrase which I prefer using in my Reiki classes and in my own daily meditation practice.

And the profoundness of the principle, if we truly think about it, opens the door to an entirely new way of perceiving the ups and downs of our lives, of relating to instances where we feel we have been wronged by someone, or taken advantage of, even purposely hurt or embarrassed, or injured in any way. Of relating to the different people who come into our lives and the way we accept and embrace all that is sent our way by God and the Universe.

In addition, if we add just two small words to the above principle, it changes the impact and intent even more deeply. Just for Today I will Love and Respect Every Living Creature…INCLUDING MYSELF!! If we do not truly love ourselves, how can we possibly love and respect our neighbor??

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A collection of interesting, perhaps inspiring, certainly thought-provoking quotes for your enjoyment. Would love to hear about the ones you liked the best, or the ones that effected you the most, and why.With Love to all.

“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” William Shakespeare

“If you take your eyes off your goals,all you see are obstacles.”

One of the secrets of life is to make stepping-stones out of stumbling blocks.- Jack Penn

Some of us are like tea leaves: We don’t know how strong we are until we are placed in hot water!

The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm.-Swedish Proverb

Worrying about something that may never happen is like paying interest on money you may never borrow.-Unknown

Coincidence is when God chooses to remain anonymous.-Unknown

Snowflakes are one of nature’s most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together.-Vesta M. Kelly

My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just to enjoy your ice cream while it’s on your plate.-Thornton Wilder

“People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the seas, at the long course of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and yet they pass by themselves without wondering.”St. Augustine, 354 430

The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.W. M. Lewis

One who makes no mistakes never makes anything.Unknown

These difficulties are intended for us to become better not bitterUnknown

When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.”Helen Keller

Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out.”John Wooden

“Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you anywhere.”Unknown

“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” Thich Nhat Hanh

Growing old is inevitable, growing UP is optional.!

There is no key to happiness. The door is always open.

Silence is often misinterpreted, but never misquoted.

Do the math…. Count Your blessings.

Faith is the ability to not panic.

Laugh every day, it’s like inner jogging.

If you worry, you didn’t pray. If you pray, don’t worry.

The most important things in your home are the people.

A grudge is a heavy thing to carry.

He who dies with the most toys is still dead.

We do not remember days, but moments.

Nothing is real to you until you experience it, otherwise it’s just hearsay.

It’s alright to sit on your pity pot every now and again. Just be sure to flush when you are done.

Surviving and living your life successfully requires courage. The goals and dreams you’re seeking require courage and risk taking. Learn from the turtle, it only makes progress when it sticks out it’s neck.

Life is uncertain; eat dessert first.Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”Mahatma Gandhi

When a man is wrong and won’t admit it, he always gets angry.”Thomas Chandler Haliburton

A true friend is someone who is there for you when he’d rather be anywhere else.”Len Wein

When you come to the edge of all that you know, you must believe one of two things: There will be earth upon which to stand, or you will be given wings to fly.”Unknown

“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.”Unknown

In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better aim at something high.”Henry David Thoreau

When your heart is in your dreams, no request is too extreme…\Jimminy Cricket!

“The man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.”James Crook

A leader’s role is to raise people’s aspirations for what they can become and to release their energies so they will try to get there.”David Gergen

A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.”Rosalynn Carter

“How far would Moses have gone if he had taken a poll in Egypt?”Harry S. Truman

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I am a former American, living in Israel for the past 45 years. Mother of 6, grandmother of 16 ,healer, Reiki Master, Israeli folkdance enthusiast, enjoying the wonder, surprise and blessing of every step of the wonderful journey called “Life”.I have been living in India, Rishikesh to be exact, every year for the past 10 years – several months of each year – and it is indeed another part of my amazing journey.